Stanford climate

Stanford Weather in December

NOAA 1991-2020 normals for Bloomington 5W, 12.5 km from Stanford

Average highs run from 40°F on December 1 to 32°F on December 31, and lows from 25°F to 18°F. Normal precipitation for the month is 2.28 in over about 10 wet days.

December day by day

The normal high and low for each date, and the record, in °F.

Normal daily high and low temperature at Stanford, in °F, with the record for each date.-40-20020406080151015202530
  • Normal low
  • Normal high
  • Record high
  • Record low

December at a glance

Average high
35°F
Average low
21°F
Precipitation
2.28 in
Snowfall
5.2 in
Record high
72°FDec 4, 2012
Record low
-22°FDec 22, 1989
Chance of a freeze
100%
Daylight
9 h 30 min to 9 h 20 min
Cloud cover
69%
Humidity
85%
Dew point
25°F
Wind
11.6 mph

Every day of the month

A wet day has at least 0.01 inch of precipitation; snow means at least 0.1 inch of snowfall.

DateNormal highNormal lowRecord highRecord lowChance wetChance of snow
Dec 140°F25°F60°F 198212°F 200229%7%
Dec 240°F24°F70°F 19827°F 198529%7%
Dec 339°F24°F67°F 1982-1°F 199129%7%
Dec 439°F24°F72°F 2012-3°F 199130%8%
Dec 539°F24°F64°F 20010°F 202530%8%
Dec 638°F23°F65°F 1980-4°F 197730%8%
Dec 738°F23°F64°F 1980-8°F 197730%8%
Dec 837°F23°F64°F 1991-6°F 200531%8%
Dec 937°F23°F60°F 2024-5°F 197731%9%
Dec 1037°F22°F58°F 1979-9°F 197731%9%
Dec 1137°F22°F62°F 2020-10°F 197731%9%
Dec 1236°F22°F61°F 1991-9°F 198932%9%
Dec 1336°F22°F67°F 2015-3°F 198932%9%
Dec 1436°F22°F62°F 2015-7°F 198932%9%
Dec 1535°F21°F57°F 2011-14°F 198932%10%
Dec 1635°F21°F65°F 2021-14°F 198932%10%
Dec 1735°F21°F58°F 2024-5°F 198932%10%
Dec 1835°F21°F55°F 2002-10°F 198532%10%
Dec 1934°F21°F57°F 2002-16°F 198332%11%
Dec 2034°F20°F58°F 1988-14°F 198932%11%
Dec 2134°F20°F58°F 1984-17°F 198932%11%
Dec 2234°F20°F57°F 1984-22°F 198932%11%
Dec 2333°F20°F62°F 1982-22°F 198931%11%
Dec 2433°F20°F62°F 1982-19°F 198331%12%
Dec 2533°F19°F61°F 1982-14°F 198331%12%
Dec 2633°F19°F61°F 2019-7°F 198331%12%
Dec 2733°F19°F65°F 2019-8°F 201731%12%
Dec 2833°F19°F68°F 1984-8°F 201731%12%
Dec 2932°F19°F67°F 1984-9°F 198130%13%
Dec 3032°F18°F60°F 2022-10°F 198330%13%
Dec 3132°F18°F60°F 2002-4°F 201730%13%

Chance of rain

The chance of at least 0.01 inch of precipitation on each date at Stanford, in percent, and of at least 0.1 inch of snowfall.0102030401102030
  • Chance of a wet day
  • Chance of snowfall

Sunrise and sunset

Times for 2026, local time (CST).

December 1
sunrise 7:01 AM, sunset 4:31 PM
December 31
sunrise 7:20 AM, sunset 4:40 PM

Every day of December: sun and moon

Other months

Sources

Normals: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals, 1991-2020, station USC00110764 (Bloomington 5W), public domain. Records: NOAA GHCN-Daily, station USC00116200, every year on file, quality-flagged values removed. Cloud, humidity, wind and sunshine: NASA POWER (MERRA-2, CERES and GEWEX SRB), 1991-2020. The data was obtained from the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) Langley Research Center's Prediction Of Worldwide Energy Resources (POWER) project funded through the NASA Earth Science Division: POWER Daily API v2, accessed 2026-09-24. Sun and moon: computed with the NOAA solar equations and Meeus.